I'm so glad you showed TLG trail!!! I rode this on my mtbike (not the 28 switchbacks) 20:yrs ago, the "Europeans" at end didn't believe me. In Dali saw them, said they saw my tracks! But they didn't apologize; consistent!!
FALCON FRANK now an expressway has already reached Lijiang and beyond, bullet trains have reached Dali with Dali-Lijiang section undergoing upgrading. The only uncharged is the beauty! I can’t wait to go BACK
Wow. Nice trek. I notice how the signs are in English and Chinese in such a remote place.... That just goes to show you how welcoming and how they value foreign tourist.
Cosmo Ray Chances are that they have so many tourists speaking English that they need these English signs to keep the tourists from losing their directions.
I was there in May 2016, all I saw a long the trail were European/Middle Eastern/and SE Asians, not a single American, except me. I felt we USA were so weak! Glad to see two of you took the hike. Wish you have wonderful trips in China. I was there for couple months, wish I could spend more time.
I've done that hike. Suuuuuuuuuuuper hard! It's no joke! But the view is amazing, so it's worth everything! And the ladder! When I went there, there was only the old one. I climbed up on that thing, almost scared to death!
Hiked here also three years ago. It is very beautiful and peaceful. If you guys like nature view and local culture so much, I think there are a lot of places where you can go deep into in China.
Tiger leaping gorge虎跳峡has always been my most interested place for adventure since my childhood however I have never had a chance (time or money one or the other) and I am quite jealous of you guys at the moment most honestly.
We are so happy that we chose to do this hike, we almost didn't because Leah was very sick only 2 days before. But we somehow miraculously made it through the whole thing alive! I recommend it to everyone, you should definitely do it one day!
Peregrination She was adapting to the local food and atmosphere. However you can always seek medical help at any hospital because hospitals in China don’t always need reservations.
You guys should really go to Shangri la, it's like paradise there. But be aware of the high altitude sickness though. Maybe try living in some good hotels too, cus some nice hotels adapt the local culture really well, like Banyan tree Ringha. You won't regret it.
Glad you made it to TLC ! Totally awesome or what ? And well done on toughing it out up the 28 bends. I have to admit I cheated and took a horse up that section. But then I am twice as old as you guys and then some. Best 160 RMB I have ever spent. Actually, the first 10 minutes or so on the back of the horse climbing the rocky trail were pretty scary until I figured out that the horse was really sure footed (in fact more so than me when hiking with a pack) and was not about to go stumbling off the edge of the trail. Then I relaxed and began to enjoy the ride.
Your clips are so nice! but I just wonder whether there is any accident prevention? if the answer is yes, I would like to recommend the trail to my parents! Thanks for your video lol!
Tiger leaping gorge is the best! As long as one has the stamina to handle it, it’s the best hiking course in the world. And be super careful of sun burning. The ultraviolet there is no joking. Absolutely need some very solid sun screen.
Peregrination If only you had bought some sunscreen at Kunming. Recently I’m using Mentholatum Sun Play Skin Aqua SPF50 sunscreen, and it sells at about ¥60 in Watson’s.
i have been binge watching your videos. one conclusion: it is so nice to be young and energetic !!!! " those were the days my friend ......." you know the song ??? take care and thank you.
It is recommended to stay at least two nights. The first night on the high trail and then the second night at Tina's (or close by). That allows plenty of time to walk down to the bottom of the gorge and cross the swing bridge out onto the rock and make it back to Tina's to catch the 3:30 pm bus. Admittedly, the walk across the swing bridge is not for the faint of heart, and falling into the rapid would mean certain death, but apart from that minor consideration, well worth it. Just say to yourself "不要怕" (Bùyào pà - Don't be afraid). It would be madness IMHO to try to walk all the way from the western entrance to Tina's in one day although some people - the super fit I am guessing - apparently do.
Hahaha to be honest, we didn't go across the swinging bridge! But we did have to climb the sky-ladder, which was one too many near death experiences for the day! LOL
Congrats on your hike! Can you suggest how to do TLG in one-day? Unfortunately all guest houses are booked so we’ll have to do a day trip. Thanks a bunch!
That is a far hike! I guess our suggestion would be to stay in Xiaoto the night before your hike so you can get a very early start the next morning. If you are trying to take the 3:30 bus from Tina's guesthouse back to Lijiang, you may be out of luck, unless you stay at Tina's GH one night and take the bus back the next day. Hopefully that makes sense! Good luck!
Just found your channel. Great video. May I ask what equipment you used for filming? Especially the selfies on a gimbal.... and how did you do those awesome time lapses of the clouds at bed and in the morning? Didn't your equipment run out of juice? I did TLG with my six year old son in Dec 2017. Great time!
We use a Cannon G7x Mark 2! We can film a whole day without it running out of battery power, but we try to conserve its energy as much as possible. The time lapses do not run down the battery that much, thank goodness! Thanks for watching!
@@Peregrination Sorry had to play a trick on both of you when I saw Leah so excited to see the Peppa pig logo on some of the things in the WalMart. Lone Star state or not, good to see both of you enjoying your journey through Asia and excellent demeanour from both of you to be broad minded and open to all sort of experiences. I watched so many of these travel vlogs and some are not game to try new food and new experiences. Travel is one of the best educative tools, one can buy and hence from time immemorial, you have the great travellers like Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, Vasco da Gama, and Amerigo Vespucci (who first discovered America (aka beautiful country in Chinese). They all bring back tales of great civilisation and cultures of the people in foreign lands and amazed the locals with their tales of their travel. Guess, you both are doing the same discovering a world far far away. Hope the tariff war will stop soon. Stay safe and enjoy your journey. I know you did not train at Langley, Virginia and was merely pulling your legs.
Seems you guys like hiking so much. 雨崩 is worth to be another hiking spot for your Yunnan journey since it’s also famous that attracts heaps of backpackers in China.
It is very rewarding to finish a really hard hike! We felt very accomplished! There were many other hikers there with us, but I think we did it early enough in the season it wasn't too crowded!
Peregrination if u guys are still around Lijiang, pls head further north to Deqin County to have some hikes around Meili which is 6k high above the sea, the most beautiful mountain I have even seen!
Tiger Leaping Gorge is so called because according to legend a hunted tiger leaped the gorge when cornered - it was of course at the narrowest point into the river there
Hi! Thanks for sharing your adventure. I'll be trekking tiger leaping gorge in September. May I know what's the name of the accommodation you guys stayed? Did you book a room in advance or on the spot? Hope to hear from you. Stay Safe. Cheers from Borneo.
We stayed at Halfway House (which more like 2/3rds way from the beginning of the trail.) Most people stay at Naxi Guesthouse the first night, then Halfway House the second night. We did the whole hike in 2 days and left from Tina's guest house on their 3:30 PM (15:30) bus back to Lijiang.
The hike from Qiaotou to Tina's guest house is hard, but if you take it over 2-3 days, it isn't terrible. But if you go all the way down to the gorge from Tina's guesthouse, it is incredibly difficult! Especially after hiking all the way from Qiatou!!
you're at high altitude, sun burn and short of breath are the norm. Dali is 2000, Lijiang 2400 meters above sea level. that's 1000 meters higher than Salt lake city!
@@Peregrination you'll get used to it :-) the nearby jade dragon mountain is over 4000 meters if you want to see the glacier, you can take a cable car up there, no need to climb. Are you guys going farther north to Shen-gala and have a taste of Tibetan culture? the Songzanlin temple is nice introductory to Tibetan Buddhism. Potatso National Park is beautiful. if you're really adventurous, you can go even farther north to the MeiLi snow mountain in Deqin, all on the same route, good luck!
Very educated, humble couple. Welcome to China.
Sunny and positive
你这么来一句感觉好奇怪
I'm so glad you showed TLG trail!!! I rode this on my mtbike (not the 28 switchbacks) 20:yrs ago, the "Europeans" at end didn't believe me. In Dali saw them, said they saw my tracks! But they didn't apologize; consistent!!
OMG， 20 years ago I went there,but by bus not by foot,you guys are so amazing!!!!
FALCON FRANK now, the railway is being built, next time: bullet train to the entrance 🥺
@@PikaPika-Tassie great to hear,can't wait to see it again!
FALCON FRANK now an expressway has already reached Lijiang and beyond, bullet trains have reached Dali with Dali-Lijiang section undergoing upgrading. The only uncharged is the beauty! I can’t wait to go BACK
with a big and gentle guy as companion (and a ... guide) who is willing to show you the world, you are the happiest person on earth...
That is so true. 💕I am lucky to have him!
Wow. Nice trek.
I notice how the signs are in English and Chinese in such a remote place.... That just goes to show you how welcoming and how they value foreign tourist.
Cosmo Ray Chances are that they have so many tourists speaking English that they need these English signs to keep the tourists from losing their directions.
Chinese people have always been friendly to foreigners, but they have always been blackened.
be safe when you guys make video clips. the views are AMAZING, especially those mountains!!!
Thanks for sharing so many beautiful views and interesting experiences . You guys are amazing !
This part of Yunnan, China brings me back my memories of Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. Great post
We had similar thoughts! Thank you for watching our video!
I hiked it in 2009, love it! Still love to watch the video's I made, a few of the first with my cellphone
You guys are so amazing! Great video editing and the BGM plus the mountain shadows are awesome!
Luv your videos & appreciative attitudes. I love my adventures in beautiful China (2017 & 2020). Wishing you both joy, health & continuous blessings.
Your channel is growing quickly! Great vid. Keep doing what you guys are doing!
Excellent videos guys. Having the time of your life. Take care.
Aww thank you! We enjoy spreading the love of travel on our channel, we appreciate you taking the time to watch!
你们两个很会玩哦,不像其它大部分观光客到中国就北京上海等几个大城市走一遍
老外现在旅游都喜欢有特色的地方 大城市的老外多半只是工作的
I was there in May 2016, all I saw a long the trail were European/Middle Eastern/and SE Asians, not a single American, except me. I felt we USA were so weak! Glad to see two of you took the hike. Wish you have wonderful trips in China. I was there for couple months, wish I could spend more time.
I'm pretty sure we were the only ones from USA there also, every other person was from Australia?? We weren't sure why!
impressive journey!great you double.welcome to China.and really like you guys, could feel your love for nature,culture and people.
Thank you @Horn Ro we had the best time on this hike, although we struggled it was still amazing! Thanks for watching our video!
You made it! I'm so proud of you two ❤️
I've done that hike. Suuuuuuuuuuuper hard! It's no joke! But the view is amazing, so it's worth everything!
And the ladder! When I went there, there was only the old one. I climbed up on that thing, almost scared to death!
That old ladder was TERRIFYING. I applaud you for using it!
Awesome !!!..enjoying your videos so far..Keep up the good work..
nancy lee 🤗
very nice vlog
welcome to China, have fun!
Yunnan is a beautiful place.I suggest you go to puzhehei where it's natural and beautiful scenery.
Agree, now is the time to see the lotus flower
Be safe！good luck for you！
Hiked here also three years ago. It is very beautiful and peaceful. If you guys like nature view and local culture so much, I think there are a lot of places where you can go deep into in China.
Tiger leaping gorge虎跳峡has always been my most interested place for adventure since my childhood however I have never had a chance (time or money one or the other) and I am quite jealous of you guys at the moment most honestly.
We are so happy that we chose to do this hike, we almost didn't because Leah was very sick only 2 days before. But we somehow miraculously made it through the whole thing alive! I recommend it to everyone, you should definitely do it one day!
Peregrination She was adapting to the local food and atmosphere. However you can always seek medical help at any hospital because hospitals in China don’t always need reservations.
You couple are the most exercise American I have ever seen!
This's what travelling should be!
Nice music! Tough hike!
nice couple & your videos are amazing..
thats cool hiking
I lived in China for like 5 years. I went to Kunming, but didn't get to climb those mountains.
Thats ok, I'm sure you experienced a lot of beautiful places in China too!
Captain America & Captain Marvel...keep going
😂 right on
I‘m Yunnanese, love your videos very much😃
You guys should really go to Shangri la, it's like paradise there. But be aware of the high altitude sickness though. Maybe try living in some good hotels too, cus some nice hotels adapt the local culture really well, like Banyan tree Ringha. You won't regret it.
Glad you made it to TLC ! Totally awesome or what ? And well done on toughing it out up the 28 bends. I have to admit I cheated and took a horse up that section. But then I am twice as old as you guys and then some. Best 160 RMB I have ever spent. Actually, the first 10 minutes or so on the back of the horse climbing the rocky trail were pretty scary until I figured out that the horse was really sure footed (in fact more so than me when hiking with a pack) and was not about to go stumbling off the edge of the trail. Then I relaxed and began to enjoy the ride.
Wow! I would have been nervous as well! And you have to think.. they do have two more feet than we do haha!!
Like your videos so much
How cool - we didn't know this was apart of the Himalayas!
Your clips are so nice! but I just wonder whether there is any accident prevention? if the answer is yes, I would like to recommend the trail to my parents! Thanks for your video lol!
Good job
You guys do a great job!
赞你们两个 非常有勇气
awww! you guys are the cutest!
Tiger leaping gorge is the best! As long as one has the stamina to handle it, it’s the best hiking course in the world.
And be super careful of sun burning. The ultraviolet there is no joking. Absolutely need some very solid sun screen.
Agreed! You go up, down, up down, so many times! it is definitely a work out!
Peregrination If only you had bought some sunscreen at Kunming. Recently I’m using Mentholatum Sun Play Skin Aqua SPF50 sunscreen, and it sells at about ¥60 in Watson’s.
i have been binge watching your videos. one conclusion: it is so nice to be young and energetic !!!! " those were the days my friend ......." you know the song ??? take care and thank you.
hi guys thank you it helps me a lot planning my trip there.. do you have a map of the track you had? with the guesthouse list? it looks awesome
Don't forget to learn a few travel phrases before you go! Let us help. We have amazing teachers online.
@Yifat Ratsabi Check this out: chinabackpacker.info/trek/t15.html
It is recommended to stay at least two nights. The first night on the high trail and then the second night at Tina's (or close by). That allows plenty of time to walk down to the bottom of the gorge and cross the swing bridge out onto the rock and make it back to Tina's to catch the 3:30 pm bus. Admittedly, the walk across the swing bridge is not for the faint of heart, and falling into the rapid would mean certain death, but apart from that minor consideration, well worth it. Just say to yourself "不要怕" (Bùyào pà - Don't be afraid).
It would be madness IMHO to try to walk all the way from the western entrance to Tina's in one day although some people - the super fit I am guessing - apparently do.
Hahaha to be honest, we didn't go across the swinging bridge! But we did have to climb the sky-ladder, which was one too many near death experiences for the day! LOL
Really amazing! Thanks for your video!
You have to "manage" not sleeping in the same bed?😱😱
A pair of love birds LOL.
LOL
Maybe they manage to sleep on the same bed
Congrats on your hike! Can you suggest how to do TLG in one-day? Unfortunately all guest houses are booked so we’ll have to do a day trip. Thanks a bunch!
That is a far hike! I guess our suggestion would be to stay in Xiaoto the night before your hike so you can get a very early start the next morning. If you are trying to take the 3:30 bus from Tina's guesthouse back to Lijiang, you may be out of luck, unless you stay at Tina's GH one night and take the bus back the next day. Hopefully that makes sense! Good luck!
Next, Jade Dragon Mountain
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
That can be deadly because they don’t seem to have enough clothes.
Wow, I thought you would come here! I hope you enjoy it.
Just found your channel. Great video. May I ask what equipment you used for filming? Especially the selfies on a gimbal.... and how did you do those awesome time lapses of the clouds at bed and in the morning? Didn't your equipment run out of juice?
I did TLG with my six year old son in Dec 2017. Great time!
We use a Cannon G7x Mark 2! We can film a whole day without it running out of battery power, but we try to conserve its energy as much as possible. The time lapses do not run down the battery that much, thank goodness! Thanks for watching!
How tall is the mountain? It looks very tall and you can touch the cloud.
14K feet!
Zach, which part of Texas are you from? I am originally from Bulverde same as you or what we Bulverdian would call Lone Star Statespeople.
I'm from Arlington! I don't think I've ever been to Bulverde, but we love driving through the hill country!
@@Peregrination Sorry had to play a trick on both of you when I saw Leah so excited to see the Peppa pig logo on some of the things in the WalMart. Lone Star state or not, good to see both of you enjoying your journey through Asia and excellent demeanour from both of you to be broad minded and open to all sort of experiences. I watched so many of these travel vlogs and some are not game to try new food and new experiences. Travel is one of the best educative tools, one can buy and hence from time immemorial, you have the great travellers like Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, Vasco da Gama, and Amerigo Vespucci (who first discovered America (aka beautiful country in Chinese). They all bring back tales of great civilisation and cultures of the people in foreign lands and amazed the locals with their tales of their travel. Guess, you both are doing the same discovering a world far far away. Hope the tariff war will stop soon. Stay safe and enjoy your journey. I know you did not train at Langley, Virginia and was merely pulling your legs.
cheer for both of you
Strongly suggest you guys visiting DaoCheng in sichuan province
四川的稻城 九寨沟 诺尔盖草原都不错吧
Unbelievable, you guys amazing, beautiful
view, nice trip.Show us HuaShan华山 or HuangShan 黄山 next time?
Seems you guys like hiking so much. 雨崩 is worth to be another hiking spot for your Yunnan journey since it’s also famous that attracts heaps of backpackers in China.
It is very rewarding to finish a really hard hike! We felt very accomplished! There were many other hikers there with us, but I think we did it early enough in the season it wasn't too crowded!
Have you hiked in Meili Mountains region north of Ljiang? Must do that! 100 times more magnificent (also physically demanding) than Tiger Leaping.
No we haven't, but that sounds great! I think TLG was just about as physically demanding as we can take, haha!
Peregrination if u guys are still around Lijiang, pls head further north to Deqin County to have some hikes around Meili which is 6k high above the sea, the most beautiful mountain I have even seen!
Tiger Leaping Gorge is so called because according to legend a hunted tiger leaped the gorge when cornered - it was of course at the narrowest point into the river there
我记得中途的集体厕所用红油漆写着“天下第一厕”正对着玉龙雪山而且悬崖的一侧没有墙🤣不过是10年前了。
美国队长和惊奇队长？
哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈
Translation:Captain America and Captain Marvel?
女油管主还真有点像惊奇大妈hhhh
This video is very high quality.bgm is pretty match the video.good job!
The best part is the dinner.
Hi! Thanks for sharing your adventure. I'll be trekking tiger leaping gorge in September. May I know what's the name of the accommodation you guys stayed? Did you book a room in advance or on the spot? Hope to hear from you. Stay Safe.
Cheers from Borneo.
We stayed at Halfway House (which more like 2/3rds way from the beginning of the trail.) Most people stay at Naxi Guesthouse the first night, then Halfway House the second night. We did the whole hike in 2 days and left from Tina's guest house on their 3:30 PM (15:30) bus back to Lijiang.
@@Peregrination thank you for the reply! Do I need to book a stay in advance or I can get a room on spot when I arrive at Halfway?
Pay attention to safety, welcome to China, wonderful video
when did you visit the gorge?
We were there in May! It was BEAUTIFUL! Thanks for watching our video!
Truly amazing!
NICE!
you guys should go try Hua Shan which is famous for being the scariest mountain in China
Hi! May I ask if the hike from qiaotou harder or the hike down and up from the gorge? Thank you.
The hike from Qiaotou to Tina's guest house is hard, but if you take it over 2-3 days, it isn't terrible. But if you go all the way down to the gorge from Tina's guesthouse, it is incredibly difficult! Especially after hiking all the way from Qiatou!!
wow just wow! 😊👍❤
Thanks Arnel!
That’s a no from me. I hate ladders, lol! I’m loving your videos though!!!
I thought my heart was going to pop out of my chest!!! It was beating so fast! Never again.
Peregrination It’s awesome you got to experience that, but I can definitely see why you wouldn’t want to again.
that is very exhausted days
So enjoyable, as a Chinese, I don't even know that place, geez, what a shame for me.
You should definitely check it out some day! But only go hiking if you're ready for the hardest leg workout!
喜欢你们的视频
Tiger Leaping Gorge - only a tiger can leap over the gorge < Chinese fascination.
Hahah, hey we believe it!
Chongqing and Chengdu are the beautiful cities，I recommend you go there to eat hotpot and have fun.
Amazing
Cool！
中国小哥闯荡美帝做生意讨生活冷暖自知，美国夫妻穷游亚洲观美景享美食羡煞旁人！
hahaha 对联：牛逼！
you're at high altitude, sun burn and short of breath are the norm. Dali is 2000, Lijiang 2400 meters above sea level. that's 1000 meters higher than Salt lake city!
We were feeling it in our lungs! Zach is in great shape, so he handled it just fine, but I (Leah) was dying! Altitude makes a huge difference!
@@Peregrination you'll get used to it :-) the nearby jade dragon mountain is over 4000 meters if you want to see the glacier, you can take a cable car up there, no need to climb. Are you guys going farther north to Shen-gala and have a taste of Tibetan culture? the Songzanlin temple is nice introductory to Tibetan Buddhism. Potatso National Park is beautiful. if you're really adventurous, you can go even farther north to the MeiLi snow mountain in Deqin, all on the same route, good luck!
would you mind changing the BGM next time? The scenery is gorgeous,but the music makes me feel anxious.
Be safe!
加油！
中国人喜欢徒步的不多。几年前去云南本打算玩虎跳峡，可惜时间不足。
awesome
Like your vlog
I haven't been there hmmm
which camera are you using?
Cannon G7X Mark 2!
@@Peregrination thanks
云南的旱季把植物（草）都晒死了，枯黄色好似我们这里的冬季！现在不是雨季了吗？
4～5月份最旱，这才刚过去。
Hey did anyone say you guys looks like Ms Marvel and Clark Kent? I meant the body frame and voices :-)
People have said that, but we don't agree hahaha!
欢迎👏
i wish i can go there,
will you come to beijing？
i have been there ones
Caution!
You guys have balls to get yourself into one of the most dangerous places Chinas.
It is really not dangerous at all!
What, no kids? Thanks, couldn’t do it myself!
有空我也要去虎跳峡
Should you take care of your lady giving her your hat with neck cover? Good vid, keep going~
Thank you!
they are big boy and girl, and they travel a lot together. Don’t worry. I think they can take care of each other